A lynx that has escaped from a zoo in Devon is continuing to outwit police and stuff who are trying to recapture him - after evading a trap and making off with food inside.

Two-year-old Carpathian lynx Flaviu dug its way out of an enclosure at Dartmoor Zoo two days ago, sparking and officers have spent 48 hours trying to track down the animal amid a flurry of reported sightings.

They caught up with it on Thursday night using drones with thermal imaging technology, but a team of marksmen was unable to shoot it with a tranquiliser dart.

Drones also spotted a 'small animal' in woodland near the Devon zoo yesterday and when experts arrived at the location they found paw prints.